... interests and foreign policy priorities. The emergence of independent states in the South Caucasus went hand-in-hand with attempts to advance new regional security mechanisms and new forms of international cooperation.
Analysis of bilateral Russian-Azerbaijani relations is key to understanding political developments across the post-Soviet Caucasus in all their complexity.
Azerbaijan: locked between Armenia and Georgia
Azerbaijan has a unique place in Russian policy in the Caucasus today, staying ...
One Region – Many Problems and Objectives
In 2013, the Caspian Region should be eventful, with the Fourth Caspian Summit to take place by the end of the year, and presidential elections in Iran in June and in Azerbaijan in October. In the first half of the year, Barack Obama is going to unveil his second-term regional foreign policy priorities, which will to a great extent define the situation around Iran's nuclear program and the solution of Afghan problems....
... sanctions and take the military option off the table, which is more likely after the November 6 presidential vote.
Collateral Risks for Caspian and Central Asian Countries
Photo: Field "Shah Deniz" in the Caspian,
developed in partnership BP-Azerbaijan, SOCAR
Azerbaijan, «LUKOIL», «NICO» and «Total»
With the threat of a military conflict over Iran growing, there is a heightened need for risk forecasting in Russia and Caspian states, which definitely have ...
